Articles tagged under: farm stress

Farm Bureau Leadership to Work on Resolution Process This Week

Published December 13, 2025

State Farm Bureau presidents will be in Washington, D.C. this week to go through the resolutions process ahead of next month's American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting. "The economics of agriculture and where we're at right now will be the…
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Addressing the Risk of Suicide on the Farm and Rural Communities

Published September 5, 2025

Farmers and ranchers are known for being independent and self-reliant. However, North Dakota Health and Human Services Suicide Prevention Administrator Melissa Markegard said it is also important to ask for help. When stressed, a conversation with a family member, pastor,…
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TransFARMation: Five Years After Selling the Cows

Published June 23, 2023

With milk prices in the $15 per hundredweight range, dairy farmers are making difficult decisions. Derrick and Amanda Sommers of Waseca, Minnesota went through a similar scenario five years ago when they sold the cows and transitioned to a life…
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TransFARMation: Goehring Reflects on Agriculture’s Mental Health

Published February 27, 2023

From the uncertainties of weather to high input costs, farming and ranching remains a high stress occupation. In the latest edition of the TransFARMation podcast, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring discusses the stress and anxiety found in agriculture today. The triple…
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Managing Rural Stress

Published September 17, 2022

Last month's triple murder-suicide in a wheat field south of Cando, North Dakota heightened the awareness of mental wellness within the ag sector. During an interview on the Red River Farm Network, therapist Becky Kopp-Dunham and NDSU Extension Specialist Sean…
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MDA Funds Farm Stress & Rural Mental Health Projects

Published October 28, 2021

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture and 11 project partners have been awarded $500,000 in federal support to address farm stress and rural mental health. The MDA’s ‘Build, Don’t Break’ initiative includes support for mental health counseling, farm advocates, the farm…
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